Siam Bangkok Cuisine changing concept

Siam Bangkok Cuisine, 1151 Harry Wurzbach, is changing its concept from Thai to Pacific Rim cuisine, closing for several weeks to make the change. Saturday, Oct. 31, will be the last day Siam will be open for business.

Les Dames d’ Escoffier president Di-anna Arias, director of sales and marketing for Catering by Don Strange, told us the news and Siam owner Kent S. Nabarrete confirmed it. He hopes to open his new restaurant, Aloha Grill, the end of November.

Nabarrete says that chef Alexis Buneshue “will be returning to Thailand for an undetermined length of time to resolve pressing matters requiring her presence.” Buneshue plans to return to San Antonio after the beginning of the year and hopes to do some small catering jobs, work as a personal chef and perhaps run a small Thai cooking school.

The new restaurant will be called Aloha Grill and will feature authentic fusion foods from Hawaii and the Pacific Rim. Fresh fish will be flown in from Hawaii for the restaurant..